Paralympics 2024: India open Paris medal tally as Avani Lekhara defends 10m air rifle title
It was a prolific Day 2 for India at the 2024 Paris Paralympics as four medals were won in shooting and athletics on Friday.
In the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event, Avani Lekhara defended her title to win gold while Mona Agarwal rounded off the podium with bronze. There was a third medal in shooting for India as Manish Narwal took silver in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event.
Later on, Preethi Pal finished in third place in the women’s 100m T35 event to win bronze.
Lekhara was in fine form throughout the day as she finished second in the qualification round with a score of 625.8. Agarwal, in her debut Paralympics, qualified fifth with a score of 623.1.
In the final, Lekhara kept pace with her closest competitor and former Paralympic champion Lee Yunri of South Korea. The two were level on points after 12 shots, but Agarwal soon made a chase for gold and shot to the top after 20 shots.
However, in the...
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